{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520035016","title":"OLYMPIC PIPE LINE COMPANY — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2003-06-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.432(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520035016.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520035016.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520035016","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520035016","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving OLYMPIC PIPE LINE COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195,  195.432(b). The case was opened on 2003-06-04 and is reported as closed as of 2005-05-18. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520035016_final order_05182005.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520035016/520035016_final%20order_05182005.pdf\n\ncpf_520035016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520035016/cpf_520035016.pdf\n\n520035016_final order_05182005.pdf\n\nu.s. Department\nof Transportatk:>n\nPt.'ne and\nHazardOUS M~I\nAdmlnlltrallon\n«M) s-181 SbW8t. s. w .\nw.-~- ~\" D.C. ~\nYAY 18m\nBobby Talley\nPresident\nBP (NA) Olympic Pipe Line Company\n2319 Lind Avenue SW, Suite 270\nRenton, Washington 98055\nRe: CPF No. 5-2003-5016\nDear Mr. Talley:\nEnclosed is dle Final Order issued by dle Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety in the\nabove-ref~ccd case. It makes a finding of violation and finds that you have completed dle action\nspecified in the Notice required to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. This case is now\nclosed. Your receipt of the Final Order constitutes service of that document under 49 C.F .R. § 190.5.\nSincerely.\n~ r~\nJames Reynolds\nPipeline Compliance Registry\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\nElM:losure\ncc:\nChris Hoidal, Director,\nWestern Region, OPS\nKim West,\nWashington Utilities and\nCommission Transportation\nCBBIIEIED MAll.. -R EnJRNREC EIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT A nON\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATER IA1S SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, DC 20590\nIn the Maner 0 f\nBP (NA) Olympic Pipe LiDe (~~y,\nR~xIent.\n)\n}\n)\n,\nCPF No. oS- 2002. SOO2\nFINAL ORDER\nOn August 29 tIuoulh Cktobcr 3,2002, pursumlt to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, ..~tativm of the\nW uhin~ Utilities and Transportation Commil&i~ u agmt for the Office of Pipeline Safety\n(OPS~ caxhx:ted In oo-lite pipeliDe safety ~tion of R~xteurs faciliti. and records\nthroughout northern Washington. As a result of the inspection, the Director, Western Region, OPS,\niuued to Rapondalt. by letta'dated 10M 4, 2003, . Notice of Prob8ble Violation 8Id Proposed\nCompliance 0nI«. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Notice proposed finding that\nR~aIt bad violated 49 C.F.R. § I 95.432(b) mdpl~ oIed that Resporxlent take action to ~t\nthe alleged violltion.\nRespondaJt reIpOIxted to the Notice by letter dated J1DIe 9, 2003 (R~Ie). Re8JX)ooent provided\ninformation ~eming the co\"~tivc Ktion it baa takm. Byco.igipc;adencc dated April 25, 2005,\nRcspmxlcnt waived ita ~tunity for a hearing.\nFINDING OF VIOLATION\nItem 1 in the Notice alleged that Rcspolxlent violated 49 C.P.R. § 19S.432(b) by failing to ~Iy\nwith settlmlmt limits prescribed by API Standard 6S3 (iooorporitcd by ref~ in § 19S.432(b».\nIn its ReIpOI1Ie, Resporxlmt contelMled ~ with ~ to breakout tanb with diametas Ie8 than\n7S feet, the calculation specified for settlement differentials in API 653 i.\"known to be exceaively\n~y\"ative.\" Howeva:. while MkIIeSIing ita belieftblt the API 1Id wa ovatyCOD8'V ative,\nRespondent did not contm the alleption that it hid failed to comply with the limits set by the\nItmMlard. Acconlingiy, I fiIMI that RCllMJOOaIt violated 49 C.F.R. § 19S.432(b).\nThis finding of violation wiD be\ntaken against Respondent\nconsidereda prior ofrenle in any sublequent enforcement action\n\n\n\n2\nCOMPUANCEORDER\nThe Notice proposed a compliance order with respect to Item 1 in the Notice for violation of\n49C.F.R. § 195.432(b). UDder49U.S.C. § 601 18(a)t each penon who engages in the transportation\nof hazardous liquids or who owns or operates a pipeline facility is required to comply with the\napplicable safetystaD dards established 1mder Chapter 60 I. The Regional Director has indicated that\nRespondent has performed further edge settlement analysis in w;cordance with API Standard 653 to\ncomply with the proposed compliance order. Accordingly t since compliance has been achieved with\nrespect to this violation, the compliance terms are not included in this Order.\n:w ARNING ITEM\nThe Notice did not propose a civil penalty or corrective Ktion for failing to address the gap between\nthe ring wall and the chime and the extensive corrosion present on the chime of breakout tank T -116\nat the Renton station (Item 2). Therefore, this is considered a warning item. Respondent is warned\nthat if it docs not take appropriate action to correct this Item, enforcement action will be taken if a\nsubsequent inspection reveals a violation.\nThe tenns and conditions of this Final Order are effective on receipt. This case is now closecL\n1\nMAY 18m\nDate Issued","truncated":false,"body_characters":4680}